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Asus Striker - Official Press Release

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Originally posted by: Gary Key
MSRP is $339 on the Striker. Anything over that is due to early adopter syndrome pricing. :laugh:
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Wow!!! So places like ZZF are trying to pad their Q4 sales figures on the backs of overzealous enthusiasts.

Where did you happen to find that MSRP?
 
Originally posted by: soydios
Asus is charging so much more for the Striker because they CAN. And I say more power to them, it looks like an awesome board. I'd definitely take one if it were given to me, but I wouldn't buy it unless it were two thirds that price (my P5W-DH was pretty expensive at $270, but it works mighty fine).
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DFI for enthusiast overclocker mobos is what I'd take. Asus is good, but if there's a choice I want DFI.
 
Originally posted by: Centurin
I figured as much. Wonder when people will start selling them. ZZF seems like one of the only ones and they haven't even arrived yet. I'm seriously considering this board because I have my doubts that the DFI board will be any better.
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DFI will have a better BIOS for overclockers almost guranteed. Now it's a matter of them getting it out the door.
 
Originally posted by: Skott
Personally I think its pricey. For that kind of money it better dang well overclock better than anything out there and it better have one heck of a stable BIOS that doesnt have problems. It better also have quality components. I dont care about fluff like lights to see at night and LEDs. I want stability and quality first and then overclockability. But thats just me.
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That's why boards like the Gigabyte DS3 exist. After you get the latest BIOS it's about perfect. Same for the P5B-E/Deluxe.
 
BadAxe2 release is early December according to Gary Kay. IMO the 650 &680 series *should be* better mobos but I got a sneaking suspecion they'll rush them out before their BIOSes are mature just like the 965s and 570s in the beginning. Seems to be the nature of the mobo industry lately. Hopefully I'm wrong.
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Bad-Axe 2 is launching a little early now. A few retail samples are out in the wild and we except by 11/20 that it will be available at several e-tailers.
 
Very excellent news, Gary! I wanna see that mobo tested ASAP. Are you still planning on a early December review of it or are you moving your review time table up as well?
 
for all that they give you , they still put on the crappy Soundmax audio that a lot of people are having trouble with.
 
The only thing that worries me about this board is whether the heat pipes will interfere with 3rd party Cpu coolers. I already bought an AeroCool HT-102 for my e6700. Other than that, the firingsquad preview looks very promising.
 
We had planned on a preview today but ran into minor some issues that Asus addressed in a new BIOS. A review will be up next week. In the meantime our E6600 that would only do 7x449 on the EVGA board is not having any issues on the Striker. 😉

Striker OC
 
I'm also curious if the Striker has the surface mount caps on the reverse side of the board like the Nvidia reference designs.
 
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